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Tidings of Comfort and Joy

Dear Friends, Over the last few weeks I’ve had the opportunity to talk with several of you about the existence of God, which is, perhaps, the most basic questions of faith. Montclair Presbyterian Church is a congregation in which quite a few people describe themselves as atheist and even more people are self-professed agnostics. To be honest, this probably is true of…

Hey White People…

If you follow me on facebook or twitter, you know that I have continued to stay active in various protests happening in and around Oakland. I spoke briefly of this as well in last week’s Contact. Many of you have expressed different degrees of support or reservation about this. There is a lot to say, of course. The “Black Lives Matter” movement…

Why Wear a Collar to Protest

This past Friday, after a pleasant evening at Beer and Theology, I went to join the Black Lives Matter protests in downtown Oakland, in order to respond to the recent deaths of Eric Garner, Tamir Rice, Michael Brown, Trayvon Martin, and others. With me were ruling elder Anna Santos and office administrator Sherrill Figuera. We were part of a group of several…